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From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
2
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From this reading It was the gun-layer of No. 2 quick-firer who saved the situation.
50
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From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Double Bag A double, converging streak of foam marked the path of an approaching torpedo.
at or in the front
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A Double Bag A double, converging streak of foam marked the path of an approaching torpedo.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading A Double Bag A double, converging streak of foam marked the path of an approaching torpedo.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading A Double Bag A double, converging streak of foam marked the path of an approaching torpedo.
barkedverbUS /bɑːrkt/
past form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading Heavily depressed, the gun barked, sending the shell obliquely towards the surface of the water.
batedadjectiveUS /ˈbeɪtɪd/
diminished or moderated
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Thrusting a projectile into the breech of the weapon he slammed the complicated breech-block, bent over the sights, and pulled the trigger of the firing-pistol.
the lower side of anything
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
breechnounUS /briːtʃ/
opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
From this reading Thrusting a projectile into the breech of the weapon he slammed the complicated breech-block, bent over the sights, and pulled the trigger of the firing-pistol.
breech-block
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From this reading Thrusting a projectile into the breech of the weapon he slammed the complicated breech-block, bent over the sights, and pulled the trigger of the firing-pistol.
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
complicatedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmpləkeɪtəd/
difficult to analyze or understand
From this reading Thrusting a projectile into the breech of the weapon he slammed the complicated breech-block, bent over the sights, and pulled the trigger of the firing-pistol.
convergingnounUS /kənˈvɜːrdʒɪŋ/
the act of converging (coming closer)
From this reading A Double Bag A double, converging streak of foam marked the path of an approaching torpedo.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
depressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈprest/
lower than previously
From this reading Heavily depressed, the gun barked, sending the shell obliquely towards the surface of the water.
increase twofold
From this reading A Double Bag A double, converging streak of foam marked the path of an approaching torpedo.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
firing-pistol
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From this reading Thrusting a projectile into the breech of the weapon he slammed the complicated breech-block, bent over the sights, and pulled the trigger of the firing-pistol.
foamnounUS /foʊm/
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading A Double Bag A double, converging streak of foam marked the path of an approaching torpedo.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Heavily depressed, the gun barked, sending the shell obliquely towards the surface of the water.
gun-layer
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From this reading It was the gun-layer of No. 2 quick-firer who saved the situation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thrusting a projectile into the breech of the weapon he slammed the complicated breech-block, bent over the sights, and pulled the trigger of the firing-pistol.
to a considerable degree
From this reading Heavily depressed, the gun barked, sending the shell obliquely towards the surface of the water.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
hullnounUS /hʌl/
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Thrusting a projectile into the breech of the weapon he slammed the complicated breech-block, bent over the sights, and pulled the trigger of the firing-pistol.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the gun-layer of No. 2 quick-firer who saved the situation.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading A Double Bag A double, converging streak of foam marked the path of an approaching torpedo.
massively-built
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From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
the force of workers available
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
not any; not one
From this reading It was the gun-layer of No. 2 quick-firer who saved the situation.
obliquelyadverbUS /əˈbliːkli/
to, toward or at one side
From this reading Heavily depressed, the gun barked, sending the shell obliquely towards the surface of the water.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Double Bag A double, converging streak of foam marked the path of an approaching torpedo.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Thrusting a projectile into the breech of the weapon he slammed the complicated breech-block, bent over the sights, and pulled the trigger of the firing-pistol.
a course of conduct
From this reading A Double Bag A double, converging streak of foam marked the path of an approaching torpedo.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
projectilenounUS /prəˈdʒektəl/
a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
From this reading Thrusting a projectile into the breech of the weapon he slammed the complicated breech-block, bent over the sights, and pulled the trigger of the firing-pistol.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Thrusting a projectile into the breech of the weapon he slammed the complicated breech-block, bent over the sights, and pulled the trigger of the firing-pistol.
quick-firer
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From this reading It was the gun-layer of No. 2 quick-firer who saved the situation.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading It was the gun-layer of No. 2 quick-firer who saved the situation.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
shatteringadjectiveUS /ˈʃætərɪŋ/
seemingly loud enough to break something; violently rattling or clattering
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
shellnounUS /ʃel/
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading Heavily depressed, the gun barked, sending the shell obliquely towards the surface of the water.
sightsnounUS /saɪts/
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading Thrusting a projectile into the breech of the weapon he slammed the complicated breech-block, bent over the sights, and pulled the trigger of the firing-pistol.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading It was the gun-layer of No. 2 quick-firer who saved the situation.
slammedverbUS /slæmd/
inflected form of “slam” — close violently
From this reading Thrusting a projectile into the breech of the weapon he slammed the complicated breech-block, bent over the sights, and pulled the trigger of the firing-pistol.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
streaknounUS /striːk/
an unbroken series of events
From this reading A Double Bag A double, converging streak of foam marked the path of an approaching torpedo.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading Heavily depressed, the gun barked, sending the shell obliquely towards the surface of the water.
tell-tale
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From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Double Bag A double, converging streak of foam marked the path of an approaching torpedo.
ThrustingnounUS /ˈθrʌstɪŋ/
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
From this reading Thrusting a projectile into the breech of the weapon he slammed the complicated breech-block, bent over the sights, and pulled the trigger of the firing-pistol.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
torpedonounUS /tɔːrˈpiːdoʊ/
a professional killer who uses a gun
From this reading A Double Bag A double, converging streak of foam marked the path of an approaching torpedo.
in the direction of
From this reading Heavily depressed, the gun barked, sending the shell obliquely towards the surface of the water.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
triggerverbUS /ˈtrɪɡər/
put in motion or move to act
From this reading Thrusting a projectile into the breech of the weapon he slammed the complicated breech-block, bent over the sights, and pulled the trigger of the firing-pistol.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Heavily depressed, the gun barked, sending the shell obliquely towards the surface of the water.
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
which person or people
From this reading It was the gun-layer of No. 2 quick-firer who saved the situation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading For a few seconds the men on deck watched and waited with bated breath, knowing that 50 yards ahead of the tell-tale track was a powerful weapon capable of shattering R19's massively-built hull and sending her to the bottom like a stone.
